Tag: Congress

Support the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)

I received the following email from Jacqui Ceballos, the extremely amazing early National Organization for Women (NOW) member and founder of Veteran Feminists of America (VFA).

On March 22, 2012, nine Senate Democrats proposed that states be given another chance to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. This is the 40th Anniversary of the Senate’s passage of the ERA and the first time the Senate has ever considered an ERA bill other than the “Start-over.”

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Illinois Republican Primary Results, few votes cast go to Romney

Mitt Romeny beats Rick Santorum in Ill Republican Primary

Mitt Romney and his wife greet supporters after beating Rick Santorum in Illinois Republican Primary

Despite a low voter turn-out in Illinois, that state’s decision in the Republican primary can have a major impact on who gets the GOP nomination for President.  What voters did turnout, overwhelming put their support behind Mitt Romney who beat Rick Santorum capturing at least 41 of the 54 delegates at stake, pushing him closer to his party’s nomination.

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